NDSN
Nordson CorporationNASDAQIndustrialsSpecialty Industrial MachinerySnapshot 2026-05-08
As of May 8, 2026, NDSN has a composite score of 25.1, categorized under the signal label "mild favorable." This score is driven by high confidence in guidance credibility at 100.0 and a macro score of 30.0, while market risk is assessed at 21.1, indicating low risk. The top drivers influencing this score include macroeconomic factors such as growth, labor, rates, and inflation.
Price
Daily closes from AlphaVantage. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Factor signals
Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.
Thesis
— is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?Why this rank
- Direction share1.00
- Slope (norm)-0.01
- Bonus0.00
Why this rank
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
Why this rank
Watch
— has something changed worth re-reading?Why this setup
EPS estimate $3.04 → $3.06 (+0.8% / 30d). 1 raised, 0 cut, 8 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 56% of analysts rate Buy.
F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
Recent 8-K events
5 material events in the last 24 months — top 5 listed below.
- 2025-10-28NDSN — CEO transitionimpact 0.48
- 2026-02-02NDSN — credit agreementimpact 0.31
- 2025-07-14NDSN — Principal Accounting Officer transitionimpact 0.25
- 2026-02-02NDSN — capital allocation — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balan…impact 0.24
- 2025-06-11NDSN — officer changeimpact 0.23
Stated priorities
Insufficient transcript history for this ticker.
Guidance track record
Last 4 quarters of EPS guidance with actuals.
Per-quarter detail
| Period | Guidance | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-31 | $2.25 – $2.40 | $2.41 | beat |
| 2025-01-31 | $1.95 – $2.15 | $2.06 | inside |
| 2025-04-30 | $2.30 – $2.50 | $2.42 | inside |
| 2025-07-31 | $2.55 – $2.75 | $2.73 | inside |
Beat / inside / miss is computed from the guided range when issued; for point-estimate quarters a ±5% tolerance band around the mid is used. surprise_pct_vs_mid is unstable when guided EPS is near zero, so it is not surfaced as a headline.
Position context
— how violent might the path be while I hold it?Why this risk level
Recent vol — 30d annualized 23%; 252d 22%.
Drawdown — Max 1y −14%. Bad day move −2%.
Beta to sector ETF (XLI) — 0.97 over 1y.
Liquidity — score 98/100.
Sub-scores — vol 63/100, drawdown 72/100, beta 97/100, earnings vol —.
via XLI
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.
What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-05-08
Management scorecard
How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Met or beat guidance 100% of the last 4 guided quarters · 2.0% avg surprise
What management is focused on
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
No qualifying priorities for this snapshot. Check back after the next refresh.
How this stock is priced
Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.
Roughly priced in line with peers.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
P/E over the last 5 years
71 monthly pointsHow this compares
A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Composite | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
NDSN Nordson Corporation | +25 | fair | low |
CAT Caterpillar Inc. | +13 | expensive | moderate |
GE GE Aerospace | +11 | expensive | moderate |
GEV GE Vernova | +10 | full | moderate |
RTX RTX Corporation | +20 | fair | moderate |
Risk — how this stock moves
What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.
- If industrials sector trend rises from +0.05 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
- If next-quarter guidance is raised (currently NEW as of 2026-02-18)+4.0 pts
- If next-quarter guidance is cut (currently NEW as of 2026-02-18)-8.0 pts
- If industrials sector trend falls from +0.05 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
- If growth state reverses from +0.25 (positive) to -0.25 (negative)-4.0 pts
Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-02-182mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 18, 2026 , Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating to its results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. A copy is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 11 - 2026-02-023mo agoItem 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On January 30, 2026, Nordson Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with its subsidiary, Nordson Engineering GmbH, a private limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Germany, registered with the commercial register of the local court of Lüneburg under number HRB 999 (“Nordson GmbH”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative A…
capital allocationneutralscore 7 - 2026-02-023mo agoItem 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant. The description contained under
capital allocationnegativescore 6 - 2025-12-104mo agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On December 10, 2025, Nordson Corporation issued a press release relating to its results of operations for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2025. A copy is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
earnings preannouncementneutralscore 2 - 2025-10-286mo agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Nordson Corporation Executive Severance Policy On October 23, 2025, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Nordson Corporation (“Nordson” or the “Company”) adopted the Nordson Corporation Executive Severance Policy (the “Policy”), effective November 1, 2025, in order to provide severance protections for certain No…
executive changeneutralscore 1
Score history
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